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Draw Near to Christ - Heb. 4:14-5:6


Father Patrick Jackson


Sermon given on April 7, 2013 at St. Stephen Antiochian Orthodox Church, Campbell, CA

The Art of Fiction

Read by Julie VW


Henry James


A lecture on the art of fiction, given by the English critic Walter Besant on April 25, 1884, and an answer to the lecture by American write…

The Elements of Drawing

Read by Stephen Farthing


Stephen Farthing


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Aspern Papers

Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)


Henry James


One of James’s favorite short novels, the Aspern Papers tells of the efforts of the nameless narrator to procure the papers of a famous, bu…

Plan and Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language

Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)


Samuel Johnson


The published dictionary was a huge book: with pages nearly 1½ feet tall and 20 inches wide, it contained 42,773 words; it also sold …

Samuel Johnson

Read by Lynda Mugglestone


Lynda Mugglestone


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Mystery at Number Six

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Augusta Huiell Seaman


A mysterious girl, a mysterious pool, and a mysterious businessman combine to send two Florida teens to adventureland in this pre-Nancy Drew…

Rebel Spurs

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)


Andre Norton


In 1866, only men uprooted by war had reason to ride into Tubacca, Arizona, a nondescript town as shattered and anonymous as the veterans dr…

How to Write a Novel

Read by Brett W. Downey


William James Mcglothlin


I address myself to the man or woman of talent—those people who have writing ability, but who need instruction in the manipulation of charac…

Printemps


Victor Hugo


Au Fil des Lectures Poésie de Victor Hugo, lue par Juliette. 3 min

Penrod

Read by Jonathan Burchard


Booth Tarkington


Join Penrod Schofield and his wistful dog Duke, in a hilarious romp through turn of the century Indianapolis, chronicling his life, loves, a…

Discoveries: Essays in Literary Criticism

Read by Jim Locke


John Middleton Murry


Introductory Note: I have called these essays and lectures by a title that some people may think presumptuous: first, because it is the titl…

Creative Mind

Read by KirksVoice


Ernest Shurtleff Holmes


This little book is an attempt to explain what each soul must discover for himself, that he stands in the midst of an eternal creative power…

Doctor Johnson: A Play

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A. Edward Newton


The life of Doctor Johnson, told in his own words and (mostly) those of others around him. "Anyone with a teaspoonful of imagination ca…

A Book of Fairy-Tale Bears

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Clifton Johnson


Bears make an appearance in so many fairy tales and fables, it is difficult to imagine a fairy-tale world without them. However, in most of …

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

Read by James K. White


James Weldon Johnson


Johnson's only novel, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, was originally published anonymously in 1912. It is a fictional novel written …

The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II

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James Boswell


Boswell's famous work on the life of his admired friend Johnson, the formidable poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, edito…

1 & 2 Peter (KJV) Read by James Earl Jones


Ferox Aeternum


1 & 2 Peter (KJV) Read by James Earl Jones

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (version 2)

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James Weldon Johnson


The story of a biracial man living in the deep south after the reconstruction era. He is young and talented. Yet, in order for him to avoid …

Danger at the Drawbridge

Read by Amanda Leung


Mildred A. Wirt Benson


The groom fails to show up for his wedding at a mysterious old estate, and Penny Parker is there to solve the mystery! (Summary by Amanda Le…

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